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Black Rider/Glad Tidings [DVD]

Jimmy Hanley , Rona Anderson , Wolf Rilla    Parental Guidance   DVD
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  • Actors: Jimmy Hanley, Rona Anderson, Lionel Jeffries, Barbara Kelly, Raymond Huntley
  • Directors: Wolf Rilla
  • Format: Dolby, PAL
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Renown Productions Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 31 Oct 2011
  • Run Time: 131 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005KRRHOU
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,894 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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The First Ever DVD release of these 1950's dramas as a special edition double bill. Black Rider Jimmy Hanley stars in this 1954 production filmed at Nettlefold studios, Walton. Directed by Wolf Rilla (Village of the Damned) and with a strong British cast, local reporter Jerry (Hanley) is out to prove the ghostly monk is infact very real, with bosses daughter (Rona Anderson) the pair career around the countryside on Jerry s motorcycle in pursuit of the monk ... Fast paced enjoyable caper picture and sound of good quality. Glad Tidings This Insignia 1953 production was written and directed by Wolf Rilla from a play by R.F Delderfield. Made at Nettlefold studios,Walton, it was Wolf Rilla's debut film. Col Tom Forester, (Raymond Huntley) is about to retire from the army and marry an american widow (Barbara Kelly who was married in real life to Bernard Bradon) but his children object and Barbara must use all her skills to survive! Raymond Huntley performed in 136 productions including The Dam Busters and Room At The Top. Two Rare Films Directed by Wolf Rilla (Village Of The Damned) Including Rilla s Directing Debut

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cracking little 50's mystery/thriller 23 Sep 2011
In the Black Rider, Jimmy Hanley stars as the newest reporter on a seaside newspaper. After hearing reports of a ghostly Black Monk haunting the local castle, he & the editor's daughter (Rona Anderson) set off to investigate. Thinking they'll find a group of smugglers, they in fact discover a gang of international saboteurs, (whose Chief is a young Lionel Jeffries). Enlisting the aid of a Coastguard Officer, & the local motorcycle club, they set out to catch the gang.
This Butchers production is a typical British 50's B movie. There are holes in the plot, but the sheer innocence of the times, & the pleasure all the cast show for the film, more than make up for that. Leslie Dwyer puts in his usual polished performance, & there's an early role for Kenneth Connor. If you enjoy old black & white British films of the 50's, you'll not be disappointed to add this one to your collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable double bill 20 Jan 2012
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Renown wins again by pairing these two, The Black Rider, an exciting little thriller with Glad Tidings, a rather stagey version of R.F. Delderfield's play.
As another reviewer has written, The Black Rider is a very good example of the little black and white thrillers that used to add support to the main feature in the 50's. It moves at a swift pace, and the plot contains a most satisfactory number of twists and turns for its short running time. Jimmy Hanley is a likeable and down to earth hero whose tenacity unearths the truth, and he is well partnered by Rona Anderson as his girl friend. Beatrice Varley and Leslie Dwyer, as their respective mother and father who live next door to each other are welcome familiar faces. It amused me, though, to notice in the sets for their respective drawing rooms, they had the same pair of vases on the mantel piece!! (Delft Blue, if I'm not mistaken!!) Of course, films like this were made on a small budget and I don't suppose it would ever have occured to the art director, if there was one, that this could ever be noticed by the audience. It probably couldn't in the days before DVD!

Glad Tidings is not quite as entertaining but it does enjoy the very unlikely central casting of glamourous Barbara Kelly and Raymond Huntley, the latter in a rare leading role. The script is rather good with some witty exchanges although the plot is somewhat obvious. It's also interesting to see Ronald Howard and Arthur Howard together, who were respectively the son and brother of the great Leslie Howard.

Watch these two together, start with Glad Tidings as a good curtain raiser to The Black Rider.

Print quality for each film is excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars b movies are the best 29 April 2013
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these are movies with no violence no agro no sexual indentations.just how films should be instead of this crap we have today
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